Amherst boys upend host Northampton in boys basketball shocker

Photo by J. Anthony RobertsNorthampton's Jesse Coulon drives to the basket during a loss to Amherst Thursday night.

It was another busy and exciting night around the region for high school boys basketball teams. Read on, for highlights of the big games:

Sean Cunningham scored 18 points and visiting Amherst rode a strong defensive team effort late in the game to knock off host Northampton, 58-55, Monday night. Ellis Cooper (19 points) and Jesse Coulon (14) each misfired on 3-point attempts during the final 10 seconds

Sabis sophomore Kamali Bey struck for 39 points, finishing the night two shy of 1,000 for his career, in a 70-59 win over South Hadley. The Bulldogs play New Leadership Monday night. Zach Garbacik led South Hadley with 20 points

Phil Warrick poured in 30 points to help New Leadership to an 84-58 win over Agawam. Ryan Labonte led Agawam with 16 points